Team Leader Nature, Low-Carbon Development

UN Atlas; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 1,500,000,000 - 3,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UNDP Indonesia seeks a Team Leader for the Nature, Environment, Climate, and Low Carbon Development (NLCD) pillar. You will guide policy, build capacity, and expand the NLCD portfolio while fostering partnerships and financing opportunities to advance Indonesia’s development priorities.

The role requires an advanced degree and 5+ years in NLCD policy or 7+ years with a bachelor’s, along with experience managing large programmes and a diverse team; English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field with 5+ years in NLCD policy (7+ years with a BA).
• Experience leading complex programmes within development orgs or NGOs.
• Strong multi-stakeholder engagement and funding mobilization skills.

Responsibilities

• Set and refine strategy for NLCD portfolio and ensure coherence across UNDP areas.
• Strengthen partnerships and mobilize climate and innovative finance.
• Lead a diverse team of ~40 staff with performance and capacity building.
• Oversee programme design, implementation, risk management, and knowledge management.

Skills

Policy leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Budgeting & funding

Capacity building

Innovation mindset

Education

Master's degree or higher in Environmental Studies / related field

Bachelor’s with 7+ years experience (alternative)

Job description

Organizational context: UNDP Indonesia, as the UN's lead agency for international development, works with national partners to achieve ambitious goals aligned with Indonesia's priorities. The Country Programme 2026-2030 focuses on Human Development, Nature/Decarbonization/Resilience, and Economic/Digital Transformation. This role leads the Nature, Environment, and Low Carbon Development (NLCD) pillar, a critical component of the country programme, reporting to the Deputy Resident Representative.

Job purpose: The Team Leader - Nature and Low Carbon Development (NLCD) will strategically guide UNDP Indonesia's NLCD pillar, serving as a key advisor to Country Office Management. The role is responsible for leading policy development, enhancing capacity building initiatives, and expanding the NLCD portfolio. A primary objective is to foster growth by strengthening partnerships, mobilizing diverse and non-traditional financing, and establishing UNDP as a preferred partner in Indonesia. This involves managing a team of approximately 40 personnel, ensuring effective talent management, operational efficiencies, and the delivery of impactful results aligned with national development priorities and the 2030 Agenda.

Responsibilities: The Team Leader will set and refine the strategic direction for the Nature, Environment, Climate, and Low Carbon Development portfolio, translating global and national priorities into actionable programme areas. This includes positioning UNDP as a thought leader, identifying emerging trends, and shaping its value proposition for stakeholders. The role ensures coherence across the portfolio and with other UNDP areas, steering the programme pipeline for strategic alignment and financial viability. A key responsibility is strengthening partnerships with diverse stakeholders and identifying/mobilizing financing opportunities, including climate and innovative finance mechanisms. The Team Leader will also manage and develop a high-performing, diverse team, ensuring clear direction, accountability, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. This includes overseeing programme/project planning, quality assurance, risk management, and facilitating knowledge management and capacity building for staff and counterparts.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Environmental Studies, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Geography, Economics, Development Studies, Management, or a related field is required. Alternatively, a first-level university degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be considered.

Work experience: A minimum of 5 years of relevant national or international experience in nature and low-carbon development policy is required with a Master's degree (or 7 years with a Bachelor's). Proven experience in managing complex programmes or portfolios within development organizations, government, or NGOs is essential. Experience in the full programme cycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance, and oversight, is also required.

Skills: Core Competencies: Achieve Results, Think Innovatively, Learn Continuously, Adapt with Agility, Act with Determination, Engage and Partner, Enable Diversity and Inclusion. Technical Competencies: Innovation ecosystem curation, System thinking, Strategic Thinking, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Multi-stakeholder engagement and funding, Climate (Carbon Markets).

Required languages: English

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